Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-30
State News.
SAGADAHOC.

The family of John Lakin, living near
Pine and High streets, in Bath, were sudden
| ly awakened, Thursday night. by the screams
of the baby, girl about two years old. On
| lighting lamp and looking for the cause Of
| the trouble. it was found that she had been
badly bitten on the wrist by rat. Friday
| the hand and arm were badly swollen and
the child was in much distress.
| The Bath Times reports that Henry
Lermond, master workman at the sbipyard
of William T. Donnell. at the south end. had
a narrow escape Friday afternoon from
being killed. He was on the topmost part of
the stern stage, overseeing piece of work,
when by some means or other, he fell from
the staging to the wharf below, distance
of upwa ards of twenty feet. striking the cap
sill. Though badly shaken up, he managed
to walk home, where soon after arrival, the
effects of the fall became manifest. A
| physician was called and an examination
made. No bones were found broken, but
| internal injuries were feared. Saturday
morning he was reported as comfortable.
SOMERSET.
ST. ALBANs.-Our correspondent writes
Aug go: Our new corn factory Is about
ready to commence packing corn, and every
| is constructed in a thorough manner. Mr..
Phinney the proprietor is in town overseeing
machinery being put in and expects to com
mence canning the 9th, of Sept. The farmers
turned out and graded up his lot ready for
the huskers, and ladies' furnished picnic
dinner at the Grange hall DINING room
G. S Turner Esq and wife, former residents,
are in town visiting friends and relatives.
| Mr.. Turner has been in the West ten
or twelve years.-Tbree children have
died in town with the prevailing sum-
mer complaint ard others are sick
A. j. Bonney Esq, one of our promi-
nent citizens died Saturday. Aug. 20, after
a lingering sickness CT nearly two years.
Mr.. Emery the proprietor of the grist mill
has got his mill yard graded up it having been
washed out by the spring freshet Miss
Susie Emery is home on vacation and visit
ing friends here. Miss Emery has been EN-
ployed in an Insane Asylum in Mass, for the
last three years.
Mr.. VIM. A. Pitts, of Skowhegan, has a
COW that performed one of the most remarka-
BILE feats. recently, ever credited to the Jer-
sey family. While Willie, the young son of
Mr.. Pitts, was hitching the cow up for the
night, the animal became frightened, made a
bolt. and did not stop until she had jumped
through an aperture in window, about
thirty inches square, landing in the yard ten
feet below. The COW. apparently, is not
injured by the fall.
A Norridgewock man has colt which has
attracted considerable attention. Instead Of
a hoof on one of its fore feet, two horns, four
or five inches long, spread out in V shape.
The colt is five months old, bay, fine appear
ing and perfect in every particular except the
horned foot. This queer freak of nature is
to be exhibited at the State Fair in Lewiston,
week after next.
| Tost Wpdpasdoy Moro Olivor n; ri oh
l6 years old, left her home at Fairfield, as
she said, to go to Somerset to a dance, and
has not been seen since. 1t was found she
left on the Bangor train, and it was supposed
that she had gone to st. John in company
! with George Williams. A letter received
this week from the girl says she is in New
Brunswick and married. says the Wsterville
Mail.
The trains on the York Harbor and Beach
railroad commenced running regularly be-
tween Union Bluffs, York, and Portsmouth,
on Monday morning.
There came very near being serious ac-
cident on the Boston Maine road in Saco
this forenoon reports Saturdays Biddeford
| Times. The express from Boston was late
and had left the station and was turning the
curve beyond the Cataract bridge when the
! Vestibule train came laundering along, but
was tagged in time to prevent a collision.
Some months ago says the Kennebunk
Wave, Mr.. w. B, Duncan caught large
turtle which he chained in pond near the
Forest Hill House. Some little time ago the
creature broke his fastenings and with four
feet OF chain attached to him started for his
native land of Wells. He was found yester-
day near the very pond where he was first
captured.
Last year the guests OF the various hotels
at Cape Arundel raised by a church colec-
ton $50, which was placed in the hands of
Rev. DR.. Lyman Chase to be used in the in
terests of the poor of the town. Last Sunday
at the service in Arundel Hall the same
amount was raised and placed in the Doctors
hands. 1t shows that not only the summer
guests are interested in the place but that
they have implicit trust in DR. Chase.